Bread.

I like bread. When I was very young, I would love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on wheat. Then I decided I didn't like wheat bread, and had to have white. Within the last year or so, I've really enjoyed wheat bread again. For the most part, though, I don't mind what kind of bread I'm eating as long as it isn't horribly low-quality or really nasty. I notice really good bread, but I don't really seek after it.

My wife likes bread, too. The difference is that she's picky about bread, and didn't realize it until this week. I make her lunch in the morning because she has to be out the door by 6:30, and she won't pack a lunch if I don't force her to. She always complains about lunchmeat sandwiches, and peanut butter and jelly isn't well-received, either.

Her favorite place to eat is Panera Bread, though. She loves their smoked turkey on sourdough. It's mildly problematic because Panera doesn't have a franchise in the entire state of Utah, but when we visited my folks back east for the holidays, we hit up Panera three times. When we came back, we brought a loaf of sourdough. My wife has loved her lunchmeat sandwiches the last three days. Hence, I will be finding a decent sourdough somewhere locally, and we'll use that for a while instead of the fairly generic wheat or white.

What kinds of breads do you all like best? Also, I found a sourdough recipe on the Panera website that I'm kinda interested to try out, but I'm not too skilled with baking bread, so does anyone with bread-baking experience have any tips?

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by RainMan

Few things make me more joyful than French Bread + butter and a bowl of lentil soup

You're making me hungry. ):

I wish someplace made good baguettes around here. Although I keep being told by various people (that have lived in France) that the French bakery about 2 miles away is surprisingly accurate and tasty....

How ya doing, buddy?